The queen took two sips of tea, suppressed her coughing, and then smiled and said, "Look, I scared you."

Ning Guibi seemed to have not come back to her senses yet, her voice was light and airy: "Mother, this is, but -"

She didn't dare to say the next few words.

The queen's expression gradually faded: "It's okay, if you don't want to do this, I won't force you to do it. But, one day, don't regret it."

When saying this, the queen's eyes were fixed on Ning Guibin.

Ning Guifei struggled and hesitated for a moment, then said: "I am willing! If I can pull out the thorn in my heart, I am willing to do anything."

After saying that, she knelt down, picked up the witchcraft doll and the purse from the ground, put the doll back into the purse, and put the purse into her sleeve.

There was a smile on the queen's face again: "Sit down."

Concubine Ning sat back on the round stool, her face still a little distracted.

The queen didn't force her, she just told her carefully: "From tomorrow onwards, you don't have to come to Mingxiu Pavilion."

"Miss?"

The queen said calmly: "You come to Mingxiu Pavilion every day, why would Concubine Chen let someone put you in Xiangying Juli?"

Ning Guifei nodded: "I will listen to your Majesty."

The Queen said: "You don't have to rush to get it done in one or two days. Do it slowly, as long as it is done before the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Ning Guifei nodded again: "I have written it down."

The Queen's throat suddenly surged with coughing, and she coughed for a long time before she finally recovered.

Her voice was a little hoarse: "I'm looking at you, and I'm about to die."

"Empress!" Concubine Ning raised her voice: "How can you say that!"

The Queen smiled: "Don't everyone think so outside?"

Ning Gui’s eyebrows were raised: “Then you are not allowed to say this!”

The queen smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I won't say anything. I mentioned this to tell you that since the outside world thinks that I am in trouble, you can just take advantage of this trend and act like you want to find another supporter." .”

"Is this the reason why I go to please Concubine Chen again?"

"Exactly." The queen took her hand and patted it gently: "Concubine Chen will have to suffer some hardships for you in the past few days."

"I am not afraid, I am."

The queen tightened her hands and said, "Don't worry, you can accomplish this, and you will no longer have to worry about the future of the fourth prince in the future."

Ning Guibi stood up and was about to take two steps back to bow down, but suddenly she bumped into Shu Wen.

Shuwen was coming over with medicine, but the medicine bowl was knocked over and spilled all over Ning Guifei.

"Is your concubine okay?"

Shu Wen and Hua Ping quickly came over to check on her.

The queen sat up and glared at Shuwen first: "What's going on? I'll fine you twenty boards, so you can remember it!"

Then he looked at Ning Guibi: "Are you hurt?"

Ning Guibi shook her head: "I'm fine, I'm fine. It's not Miss Shuwen's fault, it's my concubine's fault."

The queen said: "Don't worry about her. Follow the painting screen and go to the back to change clothes."

Ning Guifei took two steps, but suddenly stopped and said: "My Lady, I should go back wearing these clothes."

"You mean?"

"In this case, wouldn't it be more reasonable and reasonable for my concubine to turn to Concubine Chen?"

The queen frowned: "I just wronged you."

Dressed like this, when I returned from Mingxiu Pavilion to Shuhua Pavilion, I didn’t know how many people would point at me.

A smile broke out on Ning Guifei's face: "I don't feel wronged by doing things for the empress."

Since there was going to be a show, the task of sending Ning Guifei out fell to a little palace maid.

After the inner door was closed, Huaping helped the queen lie down again.

"As for this matter today, aren't you afraid that Concubine Ning will turn around and sell everything to Concubine Chen?"

With life-saving grace in front of her, Concubine Ning could abandon Concubine Chen and surrender to the Queen. She could betray the Lord once, but who knows if there will be a second time?

The queen closed her eyes and rested her mind: "Sold to Concubine Chen? Concubine Chen has a son. As long as she has hope for the fourth prince, she will not truly be under Concubine Chen.

Besides, the materials of the purse and the doll are the most ordinary, and the stitching is nothing special.

Not to mention she told Concubine Chen, but even if she complained to His Majesty, what would happen? What evidence does she have that that thing was given to her by me?

She couldn't produce any evidence, that is, she was so audacious that she practiced witchcraft and dared to frame the mother of the country. Did she want to drag her entire family to be buried with her? "

Huaping sighed and said, "Your Majesty, you are thoughtful."

The queen opened her eyes and looked directly at the tent above her head: "Since I want to avenge Yongning, how dare I not be thorough?"

Tears flowed from the ends of her eyes and slowly seeped into the pillow.

Looking at the painting screen, I felt sour in my heart, and asked: "Mother, why don't we tell your majesty about this and let your majesty make the decision for the princess?"

The Queen chuckled: "Where's the evidence?"

Huaping said: "Didn't all those palace people say——"

"What did you say?" The queen turned to look at her: "You said that Huaying has a close relationship with Dongqing and Wen'er? That Jingyang Palace often interacts with these humble maids? What kind of evidence is this?"

Huaping had a lump in his throat, but he knew what she said made sense.

The queen closed her eyes again: "On the basis of a few words from the palace people that are difficult to distinguish between true and false, do you want to overthrow the beloved concubine who has the merit of saving the emperor and has the prince by her side? I am not so naive."

Let’s talk about Concubine Ning Gui.

As soon as she returned to the Flower Washing Pavilion, Concubine Ning told the eldest maid Xiangxue: "Go and open my private treasury and choose a few things carefully. We will send them to Xiangying Residence in a while."

Xiangxue held her arm: "My slave, I will help you bathe and freshen up first, and change into clean clothes. The concoction on your body will definitely make you feel very uncomfortable."

Ning Guifei withdrew her arm and waved her hand: "Who will take care of the bathing and so on? Let Zhilan do it. When it comes to choosing gifts for Concubine Chen, I can only rest assured if you come."

Seeing her insistence, Xiangxue bowed and withdrew.

In the bathroom.

Ning Guibin took out the purse given by the queen from her sleeve, looked at it for a few times, then smiled with satisfaction and put it aside.

Zhilan helped her take off her dirty clothes and said, "I have to send these clothes to the Clothing Bureau. I don't know if they can be washed clean."

Ning Guibi shook her head: "Don't send it to the Clothing Bureau."

"Miss?"

Ning Guibin stared at her: "Put these clothes away quietly and don't let anyone know, especially your sister Xiangxue."

Zhilan didn't understand why, but she still nodded obediently: "Don't worry, Madam."

After her clothes were taken off, Zhilan saw the red scar on Ning Guibi's arm. The circles under his eyes immediately turned red: "Your Majesty, you are so badly burned! I will call you a medical girl!"

Ning Guibi stopped her: "There is no need to call the doctor. Don't we have ointment to treat burns? Just clean it for me first, and then apply a layer of ointment."

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